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I have been fixing iPods for my own kids and their friends. I am able to fix most of them, but some just have me stumped. Some are completely dead. How do I tell what is wrong with them? By completely dead, I mean iTunes won’t recognize them and they won’t power on. I have tried the trick where you short the positive battery terminal to ground. I have tried holding down Power and Home buttons for 15 seconds. Is there an easy way to tell if the problem is the 30 pin connector before you replace the connector (it’s not a trivial task…)? Thanks for your help !!
Hold down both home button and on/off switch for more than 10 seconds
For O.P. I once revived a completely dead ipod touch battery by using aligator clips to connect it to my cell phone’s battery terminals. i plugged the phone in, and it gave the battery enough juice to be charged normally.
For arjun Your ipod is in DFU mode just as you were attempting. redsn0w should allow you to contine. If you changed your mind and just want it back on, hold home and power for like 30 seconds, or until it shows the apple logo then let go and all should be well.
You need to charge it up a lot. first plug your ipod into the wall then wait for a few hours. NOTE: will not work if charging on iHome device
Well, I read all there was to read on the internet about dead iPods. Mine had been dormant for a long time. would not turn on at all. I re-charged it for 2 days, still nothing. I read about taking it apart, using a folded business card, etc., and figured that was too drastic for me. So I gave it one more try. IT WORKED!! I RE-PLUGGED THE CHARGER IN AND WHILE IT WAS CONNECTED I PRESSED AND HELD DOWN THE CENTER ‘START’ BUTTON FOR A GOOD 5-10 SECONDS. SUDDENLY I GOT A LONG MESSAGE IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES THAT I COULDN’T READ AS IT STAYED ON THE SCREEN FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THEN ANOTHER MASSAGE POPPED UP - BARELY VISIBLE - BUT IT SAID TO ‘WAIT - YOUR BATTERY IS VERY LOW.’ THE LITTLE BEACH BALL WAS MAKING ITS ROUNDS. SO I JUST LEFT IT FOR SEVERAL HOURS, AND VOILA, IT’S NOW AS GOOD AS NEW! ALL MY MUSIC IS THERE AND IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM AGAIN.
take it to the apple store
I havent went on my ipod 6 in half a year and now it wont work or charge. Ive been charging it for a while but nothing seems to work. I did the thing where you hold down the power and home button but nothing it happening. Any suggestions? Thanks!
None of these tips work ):
replace the battery and you should have it working.
I have this issue as well but my home button is stuck
Thank you so much bbmiller1… My ipod is finally up… Thanks a lot bro..
I have that same *!&$!&$^ problem like my iPod doesn’t even wanna recognize my computer and turn on and it’s have been charging now 3 days
My Ipod isn’t charging…I tried using the hold home button and on/off button…but nothing happened…I think my Ipod Isn’t charging at all…its completely dead and has a black screen….I been charging it for like around 2 hours by now but still no sign of success….Please Help! and thank you! :)
I had dropped my ipod 6 in the bath tub and then after a couple months, the battery finally died. I got a new battery and replaced it. But now my ipod just stays on the brick screen and wont turn on. Any help?
It still wont work for me it just keeps off all the time
I have an iPod 5th gen and I plug it in and it shows the low battery symbol then attempts to turn on for about five seconds and just shuts off, does anyone know if it would be possible to remove the physical hard drive from the device and connect it to a completely different iPod?
For me i cant get mine to work my dad found an Ipod at these apartments that he working at and i cat get it to turn on i tried holding the power button down and charging it NOTHING WILL WORK
my ipod isn’t charging
I think it’s because of a bad battery. You can find replacement batteries online for cheap.
take it to the phone company lol
well funny story my ipod not have a power button it also was in water and wont work.
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I am trying to hold down the power button and everything its still not working and its been dead FOREVER
Mine has been dead for… hmm.. 7-6 years now? I try plugging it in, nothing works, power button, home button.. it just won’t work. I just wanna have somethin to play music on :(
mine has been dead for about 10 years and wont come to charge or any thing
